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[ PRIVACY Forum ] "Virtual Bagels" - What do Facebook "likes" really
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"Virtual Bagels" - What do Facebook "likes" really mean?
http://j.mp/M7q3fc (BBC)
"For the past week, I've been running a very successful small business
via Facebook. It is called VirtualBagel and more than 3,000 people
from around the world have decided they "like" it - despite the fact
that it does, well, absolutely nothing. But in running this
non-existent firm I have learned quite a bit about the value of those
"likes" prized by so many big brands, and the usefulness of Facebook's
advertising."
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